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Post by charleybourne on Mar 11, 2016 22:05:37 GMT
Hi,
I've just opened my latest purchase; a squadron of Spectors. Holy thin metal Batman!!!
I've just about got the gist of how they go together but any advice or hints would be gratefully received. It's very fiddly!
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Post by Quendil on Mar 11, 2016 22:55:39 GMT
Well I just kept gluing then to my fingers. Brush on super glue helps
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Post by terrance on Mar 13, 2016 14:55:52 GMT
They are very fiddle. It seemed to me that the underbody detail was cast upside down. I could not get a satisfactory fit between the chassis and body until I filed down the transmission case.
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Post by charleybourne on Mar 13, 2016 15:01:49 GMT
I thought the same thing. All that detail seems wasted.
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Post by loyalist on Mar 13, 2016 16:47:59 GMT
They go together OK without doing anything to the transmission. It's a confusing kit. When I started to build them I began in the wrong order and it wouldn't fit - same issue with the transmission. I then realized that you need to glue the piece with the running boards, which intuitively would go below the frame, to the car body first. Then the frame/chassis goes under that and everything will clear. The pieces with the running boards. rear fenders, and vee to match the rear of the body were all squashed so had to be carefully reshaped - fortunately the metal is soft and none of those pieces broke.
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Post by charleybourne on Mar 13, 2016 16:59:51 GMT
Awesome thank you. I'll give that a go.
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Post by terrance on Mar 14, 2016 16:23:37 GMT
They go together OK without doing anything to the transmission. It's a confusing kit. When I started to build them I began in the wrong order and it wouldn't fit - same issue with the transmission. I then realized that you need to glue the piece with the running boards, which intuitively would go below the frame, to the car body first. Then the frame/chassis goes under that and everything will clear. The pieces with the running boards. rear fenders, and vee to match the rear of the body were all squashed so had to be carefully reshaped - fortunately the metal is soft and none of those pieces broke. Aha. So that is what I was doing wrong. I glued the running board piece on top of the chassis. I don't think I even though of putting it under the chassis. Oh well. They came out looking all right.  |
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